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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Reasons for Staying - Almost Human, Pages 75 - 95).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Reasons for Staying," mercy is small, but what is smaller?
(a) The earth.
(b) The stars.
(c) The sun.
(d) The moon.

2. In "Dear Sara," what does Sara's name sharpen against?
(a) The leaves.
(b) The marble of her mother's teeth.
(c) Her anger.
(d) Her friendship.

3. In "Rise and Shine," what does the speaker compare his mother's face to?
(a) A gem.
(b) A flame.
(c) A star.
(d) A thumbprint left over from whose god?

4. In "American Legend," what does the dog do after the crash?
(a) Escapes into the woods.
(b) Barks.
(c) Eats.
(d) Dies.

5. In "Not Even," what is the word for love in the speaker's language?
(a) Amore.
(b) Yeu.
(c) Fani.
(d) Lin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Rise and Shine," what do the crickets do in first light?

2. In "Künstlerroman," who does the man in the movie end up being?

3. In "Ars Poetica as the Maker," what does the speaker try to stretch the clay slab into?

4. In "The Last Dinosaurs," what do the dinosaur's eyes have?

5. In "Dear T," what does the speaker say the birds are?

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